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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0354 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK EXPECTED FROM THE EASTERN HALF OF THE PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL OVER A LARGE PART OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE MUCH OF IOWA CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSOURI CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA...

Beginning tomorrow over Texas and Oklahoma and especially on Thursday over Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, the setup (at this point) looks like a large outbreak of tornadoes, some large. This pattern has many similarities to the 1974 Super Outbreak with the exception of the jet stream, which will be nosing in from the NW US while the 1974 outbreak had a jet stream that was positioned over the desert southwest. Also, with this event, severe storms will likely last all night and well into Friday morning. The SPC already has a Moderate Risk out for Thursday, but will likely...

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER 1041 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG...LONG-TRACK TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE A LARGE PORTION OF ARKANSAS A SMALL PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI WESTERN TENNESSEE SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS...

Local news has been reporting all evening on a system of tornado producing storms moving through SW Missouri. There is at least one reported fatality and significant damage. Tornado warnings continue to be issued every few minutes. Anyone else in the area have any information?

Relentless storms pounded southwest Wisconsin over the weekend, causing widespread flooding that drove people from their homes, destroyed roads and prompted states of emergency to be declared in three counties. Almost a foot of rain fell in some areas, causing the worst flooding in the region in nearly 30 years.

Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1018 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011- 019-080930- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 430 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2007 ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXPLOSIVELY DEVELOP OVER IOWA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING AND INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA BY LATE EVENING OR AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE ARE UNUSUALLY...

Heavy rain, high winds, hail and tornadoes battered the Upper Midwest over the weekend and a rerun is in store for Wednesday night and Thursday, the National Weather Service said. Sunny skies and cool temperatures today and Tuesday are the calm before a fast-moving jet stream ushers in warm, moist air on Wednesday, setting the stage for atmospheric fireworks that could produce brief periods of heavy rain, damaging winds and even spin up tornadoes, said James McQuirter, a forecaster at the National Weather Services' Chanhassen office. "It looks like a pretty good threat," said McQuirter. As a result, the Weather...

April 3-4, 1974 marked the largest outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in the United States. During an 18-hour period stretching from the afternoon of April 3 thru the morning of April 4, 148 tornadoes were reported in a 13-state area. Among the 148 tornadoes reported, 5 reached F5 status and 24 reached F4 status. One tornado (an F4) had an estimated path of 121 miles! The worst of the tornadoes hit during the hours of 4:00PM - 7:00PM on April 3rd. Hardest hit was the city of Xenia Ohio. It killed 34, injured 1150 destroyed about 1/4 of the city...

ZCZC SPCPWOSPC ALL WOUS40 KWNS 010834 ALZ000-MSZ000-011630- PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0234 AM CST THU MAR 01 2007 ...A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...LOWER AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTH ATLANTIC COASTAL STATES. THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS ALSO FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TORNADOES...SOME WHICH MAY BE STRONG AND LONG TRACKED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. THIS AREA IS IN A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE ALABAMA EASTERN MISSISSIPPI SURROUNDING THE...

Tornado Warnings & Severe Weather warnings for Florida, GA, SC, NC

TORNADO WATCHES 185/187 CONTINUE UNTIL 05Z. PRIMARY TORNADO THREAT /INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TORNADOES/ CONTINUES FROM NORTHEAST IL/FAR EAST CENTRAL IL INTO CENTRAL INDIANA. A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION MAY DEVELOP INTO THE INDIANAPOLIS METRO AREA BY 02Z/10 PM LOCAL TIME. SCATTERED SUPERCELLS /WITH HISTORY OF TORNADOES/ CONTINUE FROM NORTHEAST IL INTO CENTRAL INDIANA AT THIS TIME. PRIMARY TORNADO POTENTIAL...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY FOR A STRONG TORNADO OR TWO...OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WILL REMAIN IN AREAS ALONG/JUST NORTH OF QUASI-STATIONARY OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/EFFECTIVE BAROCLINIC ZONE THAT IS ROUGHLY ORIENTED NW-SE FROM NEAR KANKAKEE IL INTO CENTRAL INDIANA NEAR LAFAYETTE...

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1020 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1020 AM UNTIL 800 PM CDT. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 110...

A very large and powerful storm system will move into the Great Plains, producing a severe weather outbreak this afternoon. Supercell thunderstorms will likely develop in Nebraska/Kansas during the mid afternoon hours and move east during the evening hours. Severe thunderstorms will also initiate from southwestern Missouri to northeastern Texas by early evening. These storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail, and numerous tornadoes. People in the above areas need to pay close attention to rapidly changing weather conditions and heed any warnings that are issued for their county. By Friday, this storm system will likely...

SEL2 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 152 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1110 PM CDT WED APR 5 2006 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA WESTERN ILLINOIS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1110 PM UNTIL 500 AM CDT. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50...

Heads up, Alabama and Georgia FReepers. National Weather Service radar is showing a line of really nasty thunderstorms stretching up and down almost the entire length of I-59 in Alabama, from the Tennessee border clear over to Mississippi. There's tornado warnings out around Birmingham, Gadsden, AND Tuscaloosa, and the whole mess is eastbound toward Georgia. Stay safe!

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0346 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 VALID 120946Z - 121745Z ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSOURI AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG...LONG-TRACK TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSOURI AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE FAR SOUTHERN IOWA WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS MISSOURI SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...

WFTV weatherman Tom Terry in Orlando said it is unprecedented for a storm to move this direction (NE instead of West) so early in the hurricane season, which started 5-15-05. By Sunday it will be very close to Florida!

TORNADO WATCH AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 582 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 614 PM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND EXPIRES AT 100 AM EDT. MIC017-049-059-063-087-091-093-099-111-115-125-145-147-151-155-157- 161-163-070500- IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES... BAY...MIDLAND...SANILAC...SAGINAW...LAPEER...GENESEE...SHIAWASSEE... MACOMB...OAKLAND...LIVINGSTON...WASHTENAW...LENAWEE...HILLSDALE... HURON...TUSCOLA...ST. CLAIR...WAYNE AND MONROE $$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 620 PM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-071200- BAY-GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-LENAWEE-LIVINGSTON-MACOMB-MIDLAND-MONROE- OAKLAND-SAGINAW-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-ST. CLAIR-TUSCOLA-WASHTENAW- WAYNE- 620 PM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TORNADO WATCH 582 HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1...

          URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 121   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK   220 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004      THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF              NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO          WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE          NORTHWEST TEXAS      EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL 900   PM CDT.      HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.      THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 80...

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the April 3-4, 1974, super tornado outbreak. It was the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history with 148 twisters touching down in 13 states. Before it was over 16 hours later, 330 people were dead and 5,484 were injured in a damage path covering more than 2,500 miles. Twenty-five years ago, (twenty-nine years ago for 2003) National Weather Service forecasters could see only green blobs on their radar scopes and had to wait for visual confirmation of the tornado before issuing a tornado warning. Today's forecasters, thanks to a $4.5 billion weather service...